Copyright © Hans Högman 2024-05-05
The Expeditionary Force in
Sweden and Denmark 1848
Introduction
On May 11, 1848, Sweden and Denmark signed an
agreement whereby Sweden would provide military
support to the Danes if Denmark proper was
threatened. Following a parliamentary decision in
1848, around 16,000 Swedish soldiers were
mobilized and assembled in Skåne, southern
Sweden. The Swedish forces were tasked with
intervening if Denmark proper was threatened, but
not in the actual conflict in Schleswig-Holstein.
Almost 6,000 men from the Swedish force were
transferred to the Danish island of Fyn. The
Swedish expeditionary force included units from
both Sweden and Norway.
The numbers in square brackets below indicate the
number of soldiers per unit.
Swedish Forces on the Island of Funen (Fyn)
under the command of General
Löwenhjelm, in Wedellsborg
I Faaborg
•
1 battalion of the Svea Lifeguards [605]
•
1 battalion of the Second Lifeguards [605]
Between Udby and Assens
•
2 battalions of the Västgöta Regiment [915]
•
2 battalions of the Skaraborg Regiment [1.119]
•
2 battalions of the Elfsborg Regiment [1.059]
•
2 battalions of the Västgöta-Dals Regiment
[1.094]
By Assens
•
1 squadron of the Crown Prince Hussars [Total:
232]
In Assens
•
1 battery of the Göta Mounted Artillery
Regiment (12-pound pieces) [175]
By Wedellsborg
•
1 squadron of the Crown Prince Hussars [see
above]
Total strength on the island of Fyn: 5,804.
In Skåne, Sweden, under the command of
Cedenström, in Landskrona
In Helsingborg
•
2 battalions of the First Life Grenadier
Regiment [1,115]
•
2 battalions of the Second Life Grenadier
Regiment [942]
In Landskrona
•
2 battalions of the Jönköping Regiment [1,007]
•
1 mounted battery of the Wendes Artillery
Regiment (12-pound pieces) [Total: 532]
•
2 mounted batteries of the Wendes Artillery
Regiment (6-pound pieces) [see above]
•
2 mobile batteries of the Norwegian Artillery
Regiment (6-pound pieces) [301]
In Malmö (under the command of HRH the
Crown Prize)
•
1 battalion of the Småland Grenadiers [475]
•
2 battalions of the Kronoberg Regiment [1,087]
•
2 battalions of the Kalmar Regiment [1,084]
•
2 companies of Västerbotten Rangers [274]
•
2 squadrons of the Crown Prince Hussars [225]
•
1 corps of Norwegian Rangers [600]
•
1 corps of Fredriksstad Musketeers [667]
•
1 corps of Laurvigska Rangers [582]
•
1 corps of Akershus Musketeers [667]
•
1 corps of Österdalska Musketeers [667]
Total strength in Skåne: 10,225.
Total, expeditionary corps: 16.029
The Reserve Troops
At Ljungbyhed
•
4 squadrons of the Skånska Hussar Regiment
[464]
Cavalry at their home bases
•
4 squadrons of the Skånska Hussar Regiment
[448]
•
8 squadrons of the Skånska Dragoon Regiment
[912]
Cavalry at their home bases
•
1 battalion of the Northern Skåne Infantry
Regiment [598]
•
1 battalion of the Southern Skåne Infantry
Regiment [601]
Total in the reserve in Skåne: 3,023.
Total force mobilized in the corps: 19,052
Swedish Occupation Corps in
Northern Schleswig 8 October
1849
However, on July 17, 1849, the Danish government
agreed to a truce and on July 2, 1850, the peace
treaty between Denmark and Prussia was signed in
Berlin. During the peace negotiations, Prussian
troops were to occupy Holstein, and Swedish
troops led by General Malmborg were to secure
Schleswig.
The numbers in square brackets below indicate the
number of soldiers per unit.
In Flensburg
•
Commander-in-Chief with staff [6]
•
Field Management and Field Medical Corps [7]
•
Wendes Artillery Regiment [151]
•
Skånska Hussar Regiment [126]
•
Aggershus Mounted Ranger Corps [59]
•
First Life Grenadier Regiment [701]
•
Värmland Regiment [707]
•
Norwegian Enlisted Ranger Corps [289]
•
Rörliga parken [25]
Total strength in Flensburg: 2,071
In Apenrade
•
The Norwegian Artillery Regiment [80]
•
The Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment [98]
•
Northern Skåne Infantry Regiment [519]
Total strength in Apenrade: 697
In Lügum kloster
•
The Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment [18]
•
Northern Skåne Infantry Regiment [156]
Total strength in Lügum kloster: 174
In Haderslev (Hadersleben)
•
Skånska Hussar Regiment [122]
•
Norwegian Nummedalian Musketeer Corps
[722]
Total strength in Haderslev: 844
In Sönderborg
•
Den stående parken [7]
Totalt
Total strength of the corps: 3,793
Danish-German War 1848 - 1850
Source References
1.
"Dansk-tyska kriget 1848-1850: Brev och andra
handlingar", Krigsarkivet, Stockholm
